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side

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The side attribute determines the side of a path the text is placed on (relative to the path direction).

You can use this attribute with the following SVG elements:

Example

<svg viewBox="0 0 420 200" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <text>
    <textPath href="#circle1" side="left">Text left from the path</textPath>
  </text>
  <text>
    <textPath href="#circle2" side="right">Text right from the path</textPath>
  </text>

  <circle
    id="circle1"
    cx="100"
    cy="100"
    r="70"
    fill="transparent"
    stroke="silver" />
  <circle
    id="circle2"
    cx="320"
    cy="100"
    r="70"
    fill="transparent"
    stroke="silver" />
</svg>

Usage notes

Value left | right
Default value left
Animatable Yes
left

This value places the text on the left side of the path (relative to the path direction).

This value places the text on the right side of the path (relative to the path direction). This effectively reverses the path direction.

Specifications

Specification
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2
# TextPathElementSideAttribute

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
side No No 61 No No No No No 61 No No No

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Attribute/side